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Etymology

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FromLate Latinphrasis(“diction”), fromAncient Greekφράσις(phrásis,“manner of expression”), fromφράζω(phrázō,“I tell, express”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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phrase (pluralphrases)

Examples (grammar)

nounphrase:the big bird (head:bird)

  1. A short written or spokenexpression.
    Hypernym:syntagma
  3. (grammar) Aword or, more commonly, agroup of words that functions as a single unit in thesyntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or impliedhead (theprincipal word or subgroup, withcore importance) and often consisting of a head plus some otherelaborating words.
    Hypernym:utterance
    Hyponyms:noun phrase,verb phrase,adjective phrase,adjectival phrase,adverb phrase,adverbial phrase,prepositional phrase,pronominal phrase;noun,verb,adjective,adverb,preposition,pronoun;term,word;adpositional phrase,antecedent phrase,bombard phrase,buzz-phrase,catchphrase,conjunctional phrase,consequent phrase,determiner phrase,filler phrase,fixed phrase,inflectional phrase,interjectional phrase,parting phrase,phrase name,seed phrase,set phrase,signal phrase,statistically improbable phrase,stock phrase,stop-phrase,term phrase
    Holonyms:clause,sentence;phrasing,phraseology,turn of phrase;phrase-book;document,message;language;communication
    Meronyms:head,complement,adjunct,supplement,modifier;term,word
    • 2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, inThe Economist‎[1], volume409, number8864:
      Congratulations on managing to use thephrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
    • 2024,Geoffrey K. Pullum,The Truth About English Grammar, Polity Press,→ISBN, page12:
      There is always a head in aphrase. When it is not accompanied by anything else, we have a one-wordphrase.Cheese can be an NP [noun phrase], and so cansquid. If we didn't allow one-wordphrases, we'd often have to say "either a noun or an NP," "either a verb or a VP," and so on. When I talk about aphrase, always remember that I don't mean a unit containing more than one word; I mean a unit with at least one word (the head), which may contain other words as well.
  4. (music) A small section ofmusic in a larger piece.
  5. (archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
  6. (dance) A short individualmotion forming part of achoreographeddance.

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Translations

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short written or spoken expression
grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence
music: small section of music in a larger piece
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Verb

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phrase (third-person singular simple presentphrases,present participlephrasing,simple past and past participlephrased)

  1. (transitive) Toexpress (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
    I wasn't sure how tophrase my condolences without sounding patronising.
  2. (transitive, intransitive, music) To perform (apassage) with a particularphrasing.
  3. (transitive, music) Todivide intomelodic phrases.

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Translations

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music: perform a passage with the correct phrasing
express by means of words
music: divide into melodic phrases

Further reading

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Etymology

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FromLatinphrasis(“diction”), fromAncient Greekφράσις(phrásis,“manner of expression”), fromφράζω(phrázō,“to tell, express”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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phrase f (pluralphrases)

  1. sentence

Usage notes

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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phrase

  1. ablativesingular ofphrasis

Portuguese

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Noun

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phrase f (pluralphrases)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) offrase.
    • 1880,Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “O annel do diplomata [The diplomat’s ring]”, inContos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[2], 2nd edition,Lisbon:Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published1905, page146:
      O pobre rapaz, que conhecia a falsa posição em que se collocara com a suaphrase, sentia-se humilhado e como que vendido n’aquelle meio.
      The poor young lad, who knew the false position in which he had put himself with hisphrase, felt humiliated and embarrassed in the group.
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